Zotepine

Exposed non-exposed, cohort studies

Study Country
Study period
Study design
Data source Exposure definition Non-exposure definition Exposition period Sample size
(exposed/unexposed) Or (case / control)
Remarks Risk of bias
Habermann (Control exposed to FGA)
2013
Germany
1997 - 2009
prospective cohort
Teratology Information Service (TIS Berlin) Women exposed to Zotepine during pregnancy; comedication with First Generation Antipsycotics (FGA) was allowed. (This is a subgroup of exposure among the whole exposed group considered in the study). exposed to other treatment, sick
Women exposed to First Generation Antipsychotics (FGAs) excluding comedication with Second Generation Antipsychotics (SGA) (cohort I).
1st trimester 2 / 284 Primary analyse on all Atypical Antipsychotics but Raw data are provided for some substances. Cases with potentially embryo- or fetotoxic drugs were not excluded for both the study cohort and the comparison cohort I but were assessed afterward.
Data ascertainment was performed using 2 structured questionnaires at (1) the first contact and (2) 8 weeks after the estimated date of birth. A detailed history of drug use is recorded at the first contact.
Habermann (Control unexposed, disease free)
2013
Germany
1997 - 2009
prospective cohort
Teratology Information Service (TIS Berlin) Women exposed to Zotepine during pregnancy; comedication with First Generation Antipsycotics (FGA) was allowed. (This is a subgroup of exposure among the whole exposed group considered in the study). unexposed, disease free
Women exposed to teratogenic, fetotoxic, or insufficiently studied agents were excluded as described elsewhere (cohort II).
1st trimester 2 / 1122 Primary analyse on all Atypical Antipsychotics but Raw data are provided for some substances. Cases with potentially embryo- or fetotoxic drugs were not excluded for both the study cohort and the comparison cohort I but were assessed afterward.
Data ascertainment was performed using 2 structured questionnaires at (1) the first contact and (2) 8 weeks after the estimated date of birth. A detailed history of drug use is recorded at the first contact.

Case-control studies

Study Country
Study period
Study design
Data source Case Control Exposition Exposition period Sample size
(exposed/unexposed) Or (case / control)
Remarks Risk of bias

Risk of bias: : NA;   : low;   : moderate;   : serious;   : critical;   : unclear;  

Empty. There are no case-control studies available for this drug.

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